“I had heard sports psychologists talk about the little voice that
sits on an athlete’s shoulder as they compete. It’s a negative voice, the
one that says you’re no good, that you can’t win, that it’s not worth it,
that you should give up . . . I couldn’t get rid of the little bastard at
the end.” Ricky Ponting

Moments after Jonathan Trott had returned to the pavilion in Barbados for the
last time as an England player, giving a small wave of acknowledgement to
signal that this was the end, former batsmen in the commentary box looked at
each other. What